Daily Truth

In this short episode, Pastor Joel Webbon explains the meaning of King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream in Daniel 2, particularly the 4th Kingdom made of iron/clay and the 5th kingdom of the stone that grows into a mountain.

Postmil is not about improvement in one nation over the past 50 years, it’s about overall improvement in the world as a whole over the past 2,000 years. America is in apostasy. It will either repent or be destroyed. In either case, Postmil is just fine. We must pray for America’s repentance, but it is imperative that American Christians understand that our nation isn’t needed to fulfill God’s plans. Many nations have come and gone throughout the course of human history, but the Gospel has continued to spread.

All throughout Scripture, men and women are commended for their faith. Some experienced victory, others experienced crushing defeat. God sovereignly determined the temporal results of their faith, but everyone who had faith was commended regardless of the outcome.

The greatest hindrance to Christians overcoming evil in this world is our own unconfessed sin.

Christ’s kingdom is not isolated to some ethereal plane in the seventeenth dimension. Christ is King of earthly kings and Lord of earthly lords. His kingdom is here.

Neutrality is a myth. If a government is not Christian, it is wicked.

So why was the Jews’ desire for salvation so far off from God’s plan? Because they did not recognize their truest need. We all want salvation from something, but is that something the same thing that Jesus came to save us from? It is true that Jesus is the King of Righteousness, and therefore, he came to save us from the tyranny of earthly kings and corrupt governments. But how does he accomplish this salvation? He accomplishes this salvation by first saving individuals from their sin. Apart from Christ, our greatest enemy is not the pagan culture or wicked politicians. Our greatest enemy is God.

So why was the Jews’ desire for salvation so far off from God’s plan? Because they did not recognize their truest need. We all want salvation from something, but is that something the same thing that Jesus came to save us from? It is true that Jesus is the King of Righteousness, and therefore, he came to save us from the tyranny of earthly kings and corrupt governments. But how does he accomplish this salvation? He accomplishes this salvation by first saving individuals from their sin. Apart from Christ, our greatest enemy is not the pagan culture or wicked politicians. Our greatest enemy is God.

At the time of Jesus’ birth, the nation of Israel was asking God for salvation. For them, salvation meant liberation from the rule of the Romans. In order to receive this salvation they needed a savior. The savior they asked for was a warrior dressed for battle, but the savior they received was a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes. They wanted the fierce lion, but what they needed was the sacrificial lamb.

The birth of Jesus and the death of Jesus can never be truly separated. The incarnation was God setting the stage for the crucifixion. The manger exists as the prelude to the cross. And the cross exists as the path to the throne. Jesus was born so that at the proper time he could die. And Jesus died so that he might reign.